Mbale District

by February 17, 2018

The access rates in Mbale vary from 27 % in Nakaloke Sub-County to 95 % in Wanale Sub-County.
Mbale has 1,480 domestic water points which serve a total of 380,824 people – 265,212 in rural areas.
204 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned.
Mbale has 6 piped schemes.

Access

71%

Rural Functionality

86%

Equity

127

Management

90%

Gender

87%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50

250

1,000

2,000

100

500

1,500

BKNBukonde1,542

Bukonde
Population 1,542

NYNNyondo549

Nyondo
Population 549

BFMBufumbo2,487

Bufumbo
Population 2,487

BMBBumbobi741

Bumbobi
Population 741

BKSBukasakya1,730

Bukasakya
Population 1,730

BKHBukhiende605

Bukhiende
Population 605

BNGBungokho651

Bungokho
Population 651

BMTBungokho Mutoto1,528

Bungokho Mutoto
Population 1,528

WNLWanale906

Wanale
Population 906

BSUBusiu496

Busiu
Population 496

NKLNakaloke566

Nakaloke
Population 566

NTCNakaloke TC2,181

Nakaloke TC
Population 2,181

IDVIndustrial DIV4,523

Industrial DIV
Population 4,523

WDVWanale DIV2,323

Wanale DIV
Population 2,323

LWSLwasso1,136

Lwasso
Population 1,136

NDVNorthern DIV5,815

Northern DIV
Population 5,815

BBYBubyangu763

Bubyangu
Population 763

BDWBudwale778

Budwale
Population 778

BSNBusano635

Busano
Population 635

NMNNamanyonyi1,180

Namanyonyi
Population 1,180

BSBBusoba600

Busoba
Population 600

BMSBumasikye494

Bumasikye
Population 494

LKHLukhonge575

Lukhonge
Population 575

Busiu TCUnknown

Busiu TC
Population 0

NamabasaUnknown

Namabasa
Population 0

Nabumali TCUnknown

Nabumali TC
Population 0

Population figures are projections to the above mentioned date based on UBOS census 2014 and district growth rates. Population density is calculated on land area only. Boundaries reflect the preliminary status only.

Access to Safe Water

20 %

60 %

40 %

80 %

Total Access71 %

Rural Access67 %

Urban Access82 %

BBYBubyangu
54 %

Bubyangu
Population Served 12,550

BDWBudwale
95 %

Budwale
Population Served 8,146

BFMBufumbo
95 %

Bufumbo
Population Served 20,851

BKHBukhiende
79 %

Bukhiende
Population Served 19,230

BKNBukonde
56 %

Bukonde
Population Served 11,980

BKSBukasakya
67 %

Bukasakya
Population Served 21,950

BMBBumbobi
63 %

Bumbobi
Population Served 11,400

BMSBumasikye
72 %

Bumasikye
Population Served 9,812

BMTBungokho Mutoto
95 %

Bungokho Mutoto
Population Served 26,853

BNGBungokho
61 %

Bungokho
Population Served 19,268

BSBBusoba
71 %

Busoba
Population Served 16,556

BSNBusano
88 %

Busano
Population Served 14,406

BSUBusiu
44 %

Busiu
Population Served 10,856

IDVIndustrial DIV
NWSC

Industrial DIV
Population Served NWSC

LKHLukhonge
64 %

Lukhonge
Population Served 6,865

LWSLwasso
69 %

Lwasso
Population Served 6,856

NDVNorthern DIV
NWSC

Northern DIV
Population Served NWSC

NKLNakaloke
27 %

Nakaloke
Population Served 4,700

NMNNamanyonyi
54 %

Namanyonyi
Population Served 18,500

NTCNakaloke TC
38 %

Nakaloke TC
Population Served 11,930

NYNNyondo
30 %

Nyondo
Population Served 2,900

WDVWanale DIV
NWSC

Wanale DIV
Population Served NWSC

WNLWanale
95 %

Wanale
Population Served 14,062

Busiu TC
95 %

Busiu TC
Population Served 2,037

Namabasa
95 %

Namabasa
Population Served 7,468

Nabumali TC
95 %

Nabumali TC
Population Served 3,879

Access to safe water is the ratio of people served by a safe water point and piped water supply to the total population.The calculation is based on an estimated number of people per water point type. Maximum access rate can be 95%.

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 %

80 %

70 %

90 %

Rural Functionality86 %

Urban Functionality87 %

BBYBubyangu
97 %

Bubyangu
Functional Sources 65

BDWBudwale
99 %

Budwale
Functional Sources 73

BFMBufumbo
86 %

Bufumbo
Functional Sources 99

BKHBukhiende
77 %

Bukhiende
Functional Sources 71

BKNBukonde
48 %

Bukonde
Functional Sources 36

BKSBukasakya
94 %

Bukasakya
Functional Sources 79

BMBBumbobi
88 %

Bumbobi
Functional Sources 52

BMSBumasikye
92 %

Bumasikye
Functional Sources 34

BMTBungokho Mutoto
96 %

Bungokho Mutoto
Functional Sources 157

BNGBungokho
88 %

Bungokho
Functional Sources 78

BSBBusoba
76 %

Busoba
Functional Sources 54

BSNBusano
73 %

Busano
Functional Sources 61

BSUBusiu
88 %

Busiu
Functional Sources 35

IDVIndustrial DIV
NWSC

Industrial DIV
Functional Sources Unknown

LKHLukhonge
79 %

Lukhonge
Functional Sources 22

LWSLwasso
78 %

Lwasso
Functional Sources 32

NDVNorthern DIV
NWSC

Northern DIV
Functional Sources Unknown

NKLNakaloke
100 %

Nakaloke
Functional Sources 19

NMNNamanyonyi
84 %

Namanyonyi
Functional Sources 70

NTCNakaloke TC
92 %

Nakaloke TC
Functional Sources 49

NYNNyondo
100 %

Nyondo
Functional Sources 16

WDVWanale DIV
NWSC

Wanale DIV
Functional Sources Unknown

WNLWanale
97 %

Wanale
Functional Sources 92

Busiu TC
71 %

Busiu TC
Functional Sources 10

Namabasa
93 %

Namabasa
Functional Sources 27

Nabumali TC
87 %

Nabumali TC
Functional Sources 45

Functionality is the ratio of functional water sources to all water sources. Sources not operating for five or more years are assumed to be abandoned, and hence are not included in the calculation.